The Tea Board of India oversees the GI Tagged Status, which is only awarded to 87 tea gardens in the Darjeeling district with distinctive and complex agroclimatic conditions
Unique Features :
- Processing Method : Traditional “Orthodox”.
- Purely Organic.
- Finest Tea Quality FTGFOP1
- Known as the “Champagne of Teas”.
- First GI Tagged Product of India (2004).
- A Darjeeling tea bush yields only 100 gms of made tea in a year.
Darjeeling Tea
GI Specifications
Geographical Region
Darjeeling District, West Bengal
GI Status Awarded
2004
Application Number
1
GI Product of India
1
History & Heritage
Darjeeling Tea, from West Bengal's hills, has a history since the mid-19th century. Grown in the Himalayan foothills, its unique flavor and floral aroma come from the specific terroir and traditional cultivation. Globally renowned as a premium tea with Geographical Indication status, it embodies the cultural and economic heritage of Darjeeling.